Abortion Deaths - O

Each woman's story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death.

Women's Stories	Explore More by Time Frame	All Deaths by Name
Juliette O'Brien July 17, 1901 Age: 23 Physician admitted guilt to family, then killed himself Frances Odochowski October 11, 1913 Age: 28 Physician arrested; no trial Elizabeth O'Donnell March 9, 1914 Age: 34 Physician arrested, no trial Marie O'Malley, January 10, 1942 Age 36 4th death linked to Dr. Emil Gleitsman; another woman died before trial; murder conviction Lillie O'Neill June 24, 1908 Age: 36 Physician arrested but acquitted; midwife convicted Kittie O'Toole, February 18, 1883 Age: 28 Well-connected physician arrested; judge dismissed charges Marie Oganesoff July 11, 1919 Age: 33 Physician convicted of manslaughter Hannah Olson March 2, 1914 Age: 32 Unidentified perpetrator Lena Oppendal March 13, 1909 Age: 37 Midwife arrested; death due to ruptured ectopic pregnancy Lizzie Orenstein January 10, 1913 Age: 31 Unidentified perpetrator Bessie Orme February 23, 1906 Age: 26 First of three abortion deaths linked to Dr. George Fosberg; coroner's jury unable to determine if abortion was legal or illegal Maria Ortega October 10, 1970 Age: 23 Fetus pushed through uterine wall into abdomen during legal abortion Joyce Ortenzio June 8, 1988 Age: 32 6th of 16 to die at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates; sent home with retained fetal parts, died of sepsis Venus Ortiz, December 16, 1998 Age: 29 One of three deaths at NAF member Eastern Women's Center; failure to establish proper airway; catastrophic brain damage, incapacitated, died after nearly 6 years in nursing home Doris Silver Ostreicher, August 24, 1955 Age: 22 Lay abortionists pleaded no contest	* The Colonial Era The 19th Century The 1900s The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s The 1960s The 1970s The 1980s The 1990s The 2000s The 2010s	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O PQ R S T UV WXYZ Jane Roes